Hambantota Protest incident; Namal and nine others remanded

Hambantota Magistrate Manjula Karunaratne ordered that Parliamentarian Namal Rajapakse and nine others be remanded till October 16 when they were produced before him at his official residence at 10 pm on October 10.

The suspects are accused of illegal assembly, damaging public property, causing injuries to police officers and obstructing their duties, and violating a court order during a protest held in Hambantota Town on October 6.